Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Atlanta-based megachurch pastor Eddie Long, accused of coercing young men into sexual relationships, will not be interviewed on a radio show planned for Thursday.
Long was scheduled to address the civil lawsuits filed against him on the "Tom Joyner Morning Show". Instead, his lawyers will speak, Long's lawyer told Roland Martin, a syndicated columnist and CNN political analyst.
Martin was scheduled to conduct the interview because he is substituting for Joyner at the radio show.
Long had also scheduled a news conference for Thursday. It is unclear whether this decision will affect the news conference.
A third lawsuit against Long was filed Wednesday, and it prompted Long to decline to do the radio interview, the lawyers said.
The new lawsuit was filed in DeKalb County, Georgia, State Court. It was brought on behalf of Jamal Parris, now 23, who was a teenager at the time he joined Long's church.
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